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Welsh Liberal Democrat conference

Only Lib Dems stand up for Europe says Kirsty Williams

Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Kirsty Williams is expected to say that only her party is defending Britain's membership of the European Union. She'll use a slogan quoted repeatedly during the Welsh Lib Dem conference, saying 'we are the only party of IN.'

With the European Parliamentary election just six weeks away, Lib Dem leaders have accused the other parties of failing to stand up to the UKIP challenge. In her speech to the Welsh Liberal Democrat conference, Kirsty Williams will join the attacks.

There is simply no point in voting Labour in the European elections, they are too scared to have a voice on Europe and squandered billions of EU funds.

The Tories are a mess. Cameron continues to pander to Euro-skeptics and to UKIP.

And then of course, there is Plaid Cymru – who want to have their cake and eat it. They cannot credibly call for Welsh independence yet proclaim they stand for Europe.

Plaid might be infighting and sacking people over attacks on UKIP, but the irony is, they have similarities: they are two separatist parties and both of them could take us Out of the EU. Plaid’s dream of independence could threaten thousands of jobs. Yes they sneer at UKIP, but you don’t fight little England nationalism by trumping it with Welsh nationalism.